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Originally Posted by Achtung
Well, to help get this topic back on topic...
I bike to school every day! It's not far though. Only about 12 minutes. Did it all winter, except for a couple times where I had to wear a suit for presentations. And when we had a week where it was -40 in the mornings. It definitely helps me save money for books and tuition. It's also fun, yes! Sometimes I get so into it on the way back home that I just drop my bag off at the house and continue riding around for an hour or more.
The only thing about it is that I made a poor choice when I bought my bike. Of course I got a mountain bike, they were definitely the in thing growing up. I got it in grade 9, and I just graduated from highschool well a year ago. And of course a kid wants to get the one that looks the meanest right? This thing's a brute. thick frame, dual suspension, very thick tires. Shoulda got a road bike.
I'm thinking eventually I'll get a bicycle that fits my needs, and then I'll tinker around with the brute, motorize it, y'know? I'm not good with electronics, so I'd put one of those gas or nitro RC motors, or a weedwacker motor on it. Meh, it's probably just another project that won't get done.
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i have a mountain bike also, but then again since i bought it i have done more offroad riding then i have on road... now i am making it street friendly, i put narrower (1.75" wide compared to 2.5") tires on it, i have debated on using actual 26" roadbike tires but i dont think i want to do that (i carry alot of gear and dont want to take a trailer everywhere with me although i am probably underestimating the loadbearing capacity of those narrow tires) .
my biggest reason for not getting a regular road bike is that i cant get as comfortable on them (i had a peugot race bike once and i loved the speed and ease of riding just was not in a comfortable position) o well. i have 3 unused bikes downstairs and this month i am going to work on building a recumbent trike, i have a suspension bike down there also so i am planning on putting the rear suspension on there. i am looking forward to that project.
thanks for pulling the thread back on track
john